mode
Etymology 1
From (etyl) mode, from (etyl)
Noun
(
en noun)
(music) One of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale
A particular means of accomplishing something.
- What was the mode of entry?
* 1855 , Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (volume 9, page 205)
- An effectual and unexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-Trees from Spring-Frosts.
(statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
(mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data.
- In insert mode , characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer
(grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
Derived terms
* (music) Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Ionian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode
* (grammar) imperative mode, indicative mode, infinitive mode, subjunctive mode
* (computing) immediate mode, protected mode, real mode, retained mode
* collective mode
* dual mode
* soft mode
Synonyms
* (grammar) mood, grammatical mood
Hyponyms
* (grammar) See also
Related terms
* modal
* modality
* model
* modeler
* moderate
* moderation
* moderator
* module
* mood
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
See also
* bimodal distribution
* median
* mean
* modal
Anagrams
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